Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 12 km W of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km W of Stanton, Texas on Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 12:42 PM CDT (17:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 12:42 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-10-09 17:42:44 UTC
Depth: 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.119° N, 101.925° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 25

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 174.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025txehcl (also filed as us6000rfv4). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.